"Brian McMahon has done an outstanding job of showing how the top and bottom layers of the industrial hierarchy viewed realityand how they saw and influenced each other."Peter Rachleff, Macalester College
"The Ford Century in Minnesota tells the story of how Henry Ford's pioneering company arrived in the state and built its giant plant in St. Paul in the 1920s, how its workers became involved in the international organized labor movement, and how a variety of forces led to the plant's closure. Combining political, economic, social, and architectural history, this richly detailed, handsomely illustrated book will appeal to a wide range of readers."Larry Millett, author of Minnesota Modern: Architecture and Life at Midcentury
"A substantial literary gift."St. Paul Pioneer Press
"The book will prove of considerable interest - and good reading - by and for automotive, enthusiasts, historians, journalists, as well as both Labor and Industry folks."AutoInformed
"Solidly based on 18 years of research, this handsome, well-written and serious hardbound tome transcends the “local history” category."Speedreaders.info
"[The Ford Century in Minnesota is] a comprehensive, interesting chronicle of Ford’s history in Minnesota, particularly in St. Paul."Star Tribune
"A comprehensive, interesting chronicle of Ford’s history in Minnesota."St. Cloud Times
"The Ford Century in Minnesota provides a rare glimpse into the mutually beneficial and extremely complicated relationship between Ford (the company and the man) and the people and industries of Minnesota."Minnesota History
"The University of Minneapolis Press should be congratulated for the quality of The Ford Century in Minnesota."Labour History